One killed, 68 wounded in Port-Said clashes

Egypt\'s health ministry confirms one killed and sixty-eight injured in violent clashes between Port-Said’s el-Masry football club fans and army forces late Friday night. Hundreds of protesters attempted to break into the Suez Canal administrative headquarters in the city to protest the sanctions announced against the club by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Thursday. EFA\'s sanctions, came as a response to the country\'s worst football disaster, where at least 74 fans died and hundreds were injured when a stampede of Masry fans stormed the Port Said stadium field. The ill-tempered Egyptian Premier League match ended with an attack by Masry fans against a large group of Ahly fans that had come to root for their team in the away game in Port Said on February 1. Medical sources confirmed that the death of a 13-year-old boy, along with two of the injured, were from gunshot wounds. Eyewitnesses reportedly said the protesters who attempted to break into the building,  threw rocks at the military police forces posted to secure the building. Military police then fired tear gas at the protesters as well as rounds of gunfire in the air to disperse them. Many injuries were from suffocation caused by tear gas, according to the health ministry source. In an escalation of the violence, dozens of protesters blocked access roads leading to Port Said\'s industrial complex Saturday morning and prevented thousands of factory workers from entering the district.